PRADEEP HALDAR

Professor and Head of Nanoscale Engineering

College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE), University at Albany, SUNY

EDUCATION

1997-99Executive MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

1984-88 Ph.D. Northeastern University, Boston, MA

1979-84B. Tech, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 -College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, UAlbany, SUNY

Founding Professor and Head, Nanoscale Engineering Constellation

2001 -College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, UAlbany, SUNY

Director, Energy and Environmental TechnologyApplicationsCenter

2002 - New Energy New York

Founder, Executive Director, Board Member

2000 – 2001IGC-SuperPower, Schenectady, NY

Founder, Director of Technology and General Manager

1996 – 1999Intermagnetics General Corporation (now Philips), Latham, NY

Manager, Technology Development Organization

1990 – 1995Intermagnetics General Corporation (GE spin-off), Latham, NY

Project Manager, High Temperature Superconductor Group,

1988 – 1990Johnson Matthey Electronics (now Honeywell), Spokane, WA

Development Engineer, Research & Development Group

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. S. L. Knupp, M. B. Vukmirovic, P. Haldar and R. Adzic, “Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts for O2 Reduction: Pt Monolayer on Carbon-Supported PdIr Nanoparticles”, submitted to Electrochemical Society (2010).
  2. C. Dangler, M. V. Rane-Fondacaro, T. Devarajan, S. Higashiya, J. Snyder and P. Haldar, “Role of conducting carbon in electrodes for electric double layer capacitors”, submitted to Electrochemistry (2010).
  3. S. Higashiya, T.S. Devarajan, M.V. Rane-Fondacaro,C. Dangler, J. Snyder, and P.Haldar, “Synthesis of oxygen-containing spirobipyrrolidinium salts for highconductivity room temperature ionic liquids”, Helvetica Chimica Acta – Vol. 92 pp. 1600 (2009).
  4. T. Devarajan, S. Higayashi, C. Dangler, M. Rane-Fondacaro, J. Snyder, P. Haldar, “Novel Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors”, Electrochemistry Communications 11, pp. 680–683 (2009).
  5. B. Avasarala, W. Li and P. Haldar, “Durable Electrocatalysts based on Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, pp. 1803-1805 (2009).
  6. B. Avasarala and P. Haldar, “Effect of surface roughness of composite bipolar plates on the contact resistance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell”, Journal of Power Sources, 188, pp. 225-229 (2009).
  7. P. Abetti and P. Haldar, “One hundred years of superconductivity: Science, Technology, Products and industry structure,” International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 423-447 (2009).
  8. S.L. Knupp, W. Li, O. Paschos, T. Murray, J. Snyder, and P. Haldar, “Synthesis and Parametric Effects on Carbon Nanotube/Nanofiber Supported Platinum via Polyol Processing Techniques” Carbon 46, pp. 1276-1284 (2008)
  9. P. Haldar, “The Power of Nanotechnology”, Power Engineering, pp. 10, July (2007)
  10. O. Paschos,S. L. Knupp, P. Choi, J. Snyder, S. J. Buelte,N. Merchant,Z. Qi,and P. Haldar, “Carbon Nanotube-Supported Platinum Electrode for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Phosphoric Acid Solution: Effect of PTFE Content and Annealing Temperature”, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 10 (9), pp. B147-B149 (2007)

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Dr. Haldar has extensive experience in systems, components, devices and thin film materials, for electric power, medical devices and electronics.His expertise includes the development and deployment ofnanotechnology, superconductors, electrode materials and catalystsfor energy storage systems, transmission and distribution systems, generation equipment and power electronics. He has broad knowledge in fabrication of novel materials structures utilizing pulsed laser deposition, sputtering, evaporation, composite processing, electroplating and sol-gel processing. These have been utilized for fabricating Intelligent Fuel Cells, Advanced Power Electronic Devices, Supercapacitor Devices and Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Systems.

RECENT HONORS/APPOINTMENTS

2008President’s Excellence in Research Award, University at Albany, SUNY

2008Judge: New YorkAcademy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

2007 Co-Founder, National Institute of Sustainable Energy, with Einhorn Yaffee and Prescott Architecture & Engineering

2007 Emerging Technology and Renewables Committee, PowerGen International

2007 Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

2006 Chair, NREL’s Clean Energy Alliance (CEA)

2003 Board Member, Coalition for Commercial Applications of Superconductivity

2006Finalist, Small Times Innovator of the Year Award

2005Promising Inventor Award, The Research Foundation, SUNY

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2004 – Present Member, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2000 – PresentSenior Member, Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers

1994 – 2005 Fellow, Institute of Physics, UK (IOP)

SELECTED COLLABORATIONS

Ryne Raffael (National Renewable Energy Lab), Matt Fronk (General Motors), Vasantha Amarakoon (Alfred University), U. Balachandran (Argonne National Laboratory), Greg Moreland (MTI MicroFuel Cells), Steve Deluca (Daystar Technologies), Lawrence Murphy (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Thomas Tompson (Atlantis Energy), Gerry Shaye (New York Empire State Development Corporation), Joe Badin (US Department of Agriculture), Tom Birdsey (Einhorn Yafee and Prescott Architects and Engineers), Jim Groelinger (Clean Energy Alliance), Doon Gobbs (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Steve Schaefer (Technic Inc.), Ashok Sood (Magnolia Solar), Peter Sutherland (General Electric),

ADVISORS AND ADVISEES

Supervisors:Prof. Bill C. Giessen (Northeastern University), Keith Ritalla (Johnson Matthey Electronics), Richard Blaugher (IGC), Dr. Ian Pykett (IGC), Carl Rosner (IGC), Glenn Epstein (IGC)

Ph.D Students:Odysseas Paschos (2003 – 2008), Dan Dwyer (2007 – Present), Sean Teehan (2006 – Present), Bharat Avasarala, (2006 – Present), Thamarai Devarajan (2005 – Present), Anh Nguyen (2005 – Present), Seth Knupp (2005 – Present), Changwoo Lee (2005 – Present), Tianhua Yu (2005 – Present)

M.S Students: Samir Hanssen, Chris Dangler (2006 – 2008), Pamela Lee (2005 – 2007), Padmaja Nagaiah (2005 – 2007), Nipun Tandon (2004 – 2006), Susan Huang (2003 – 2005), Sumit Kumar (2003 – 2005), Rashi Garg (2003 – 2005), Dan Fisher (2002 – 2004)

Post-doc Associates and Visiting Scientists:Wentao Wang (2006 – 2008), Pyongyo Choi (2004 – 2007), Hee Gyon Lee (2006 – 2007), Lihong Teng (2005), Hua Ye (2004 – 2006), Manisha Rane (2002 – 2004)

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